[GNC] What is earliest version of Ubuntu for which building GnuCASH 3.0 is possible?

[Steve Cohen]

Thanks, this worked.  And nothing special needed to be done with the icon.

On 04/18/2018 08:43 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 18 April 2018 at 14:29, Steve Cohen <stevecoh2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> OK, so I have been using GnuCash 3.0 on Ubuntu for a couple weeks now
>> and am broadly satisfied with it.  I built it and it works.  However,
>> there's one thing I cannot figure out.  Where is the "launcher" for
>> GNUCash and/or how do I build that.  As of now I have to navigate to the
>> bin subdirectory where GNUCash was installed and invoke it from there.
>> Is there a launcher and how do I tell Ubuntu about it?
> 
> If you install the version from the Ubuntu repository it will provide
> a file /usr/share/applications/gnucash.desktop.  Copy this file to
> ~/.local/share/applications and edit the Exec = line to point to your
> executable.  Also edit the Name = field as that is the name that
> appears when you hover over the launcher so you can make sure it is
> the right one.  Drag the desktop file to the launcher and you should
> be good to go.  You might have to make it executable, I am not sure.
> 
> In fact to save you installing it I have pasted it below.  The icon
> might not work if you have not installed gnucash normally, so you
> might need to find an icon somewhere.
> 
> Colin
> 
> [Desktop Entry]
> Type=Application
> MimeType=application/x-gnucash;
> Version=0.9.4
> Name=GnuCash
> Name[ar]=جنوكاش
> Name[as]=GnuCash
> Name[brx]=GnuCash
> Name[ca]=GnuCash
> Name[da]=GnuCash
> Name[de]=GnuCash
> Name[es]=GnuCash
> Name[fa]=گنو کش
> Name[fr]=GnuCash
> Name[hi]=GnuCash
> Name[it]=GnuCash
> Name[ja]=GnuCash
> Name[kn]=ಗ್ನುಕ್ಯಾಶ್
> Name[kok]=GnuCash
> Name[kok at latin]=GnuCash
> Name[ks]=GnuCash
> Name[lt]=GnuCash
> Name[lv]=GnuCash
> Name[mai]=ग्नूकैश
> Name[mni]=GnuCash
> Name[mni at bengali]=GnuCash
> Name[mr]=GnuCash
> Name[nl]=GnuCash
> Name[pt]=GnuCash
> Name[pt_BR]=GnuCash
> Name[ro]=GnuCash
> Name[ru]=GnuCash
> Name[sr]=Гнуов новчић
> Name[sv]=GnuCash
> Name[ta]=GnuCash
> Name[te]=Gnuక్యాష్
> Name[tr]=GnuCash
> Name[ur]=GnuCash
> Name[zh_TW]=GnuCash
> GenericName=Finance Management
> GenericName[ar]=الإدارة المالية
> GenericName[as]=বিত্ত পৰিচালনা
> GenericName[brx]=राङारि मेनेजमेन्ट
> GenericName[ca]=Gestor de finances
> GenericName[da]=Finanshåndtering
> GenericName[de]=Finanzmanagement
> GenericName[es]=Gestión Financiera
> GenericName[fa]=مدیریت امور مالی
> GenericName[fr]=Gestionnaire de finances
> GenericName[hi]=वित्त प्रबंधन
> GenericName[it]=Gestione finanziaria
> GenericName[ja]=財務管理
> GenericName[kn]=ಹಣಕಾಸು ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ
> GenericName[kok]=अर्थिक व्यवस्थापन
> GenericName[kok at latin]=Arthik karbhar
> GenericName[ks]=फायनानॊस मनेजमेनट
> GenericName[lt]=Finansų valdymas
> GenericName[lv]=Finanšu pārvaldība
> GenericName[mai]=वित्त प्रबंधन
> GenericName[mni]=ꯁꯦꯜ-ꯊꯨꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯟ-ꯑꯔꯥꯡ
> GenericName[mni at bengali]=ফাইনান্স মেনেজমেন্ত
> GenericName[mr]=वित्तपुरवठा व्यवस्थापन
> GenericName[nl]=Financieel management
> GenericName[pt]=Gestão financeira
> GenericName[pt_BR]=Gerenciador Financeiro
> GenericName[ro]=Administrarea finanţelor
> GenericName[ru]=Управление финансами
> GenericName[sr]=Управљање финансијама
> GenericName[ta]=நிதி மேலாண்மை
> GenericName[te]=ఆర్థిక నిర్వహణ
> GenericName[tr]=Finans Yönetimi
> GenericName[ur]=فنانس مینجمنٹ
> GenericName[zh_TW]=財務管理
> Comment=Manage your finances, accounts, and investments
> Comment[ar]=إدارة الشؤون المالية والحسابات والاستثمارات الخاص بك
> Comment[as]=আপোনাৰ বিত্তবোৰ, একাউন্টবোৰ, আৰু বিনিয়োগবোৰ পৰিচালনা কৰক
> Comment[bg]=Управлявайте финанси, сметки и инвестиции
> Comment[brx]=नोंथांनि रां, एकाउन्ट, आरो रांखामानियाव बाहायनायखौ सामलाय
> Comment[ca]=Gestioneu les vostres finances, comptes i inversions
> Comment[cs]=Spravovat vaše finance, účty a investice
> Comment[da]=Håndter dine finanser, konti og investeringer
> Comment[de]=Verwaltung der Finanzen von Privatanwendern und Kleinbetrieben.
> Comment[doi]=अपने फाइनांस, खातें ते निवेशें दा प्रबंधन करो
> Comment[en_GB]=Manage your finances, accounts, and investments
> Comment[es]=Gestione sus finanzas, cuentas e inversiones
> Comment[eu]=Kudeatu zure finantzak, kontuak eta inbertsioak
> Comment[fa]=امور مالی،حساب‌ها و سرمایه‌گذاری خود را مدیریت نمایید
> Comment[fr]=Gérez vos finances, vos comptes et vos investissements
> Comment[gu]=તમારા નાણાકીય, હિસાબો અને રોકાણનું સંચાલન કરો
> Comment[hi]=अपने वित्त, खातों और निवेशों का प्रबंधन करें
> Comment[hu]=Igazgassa pénzügyeit, számláit és befektetéseit
> Comment[it]=Gestisce le proprie finanze, i conti e gli investimenti
> Comment[ja]=財務、口座および投資を管理します
> Comment[kn]=ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹಣಕಾಸುಗಳನ್ನು, ಖಾತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಗು ಹೂಡಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿ
> Comment[ko]=재정, 계정 및 투자 관리
> Comment[kok]=तुमचे वित्त,खाती आणि गुंतवणूकींचे व्यवस्थापन करात
> Comment[kok at latin]=Tuji duddu, khatim ani guntovnnuk hatall
> Comment[ks]=पनॊन फायनानोस,एिकावुंट, तॊ ईनवीसटेमींट कॊरीव मनिज
> Comment[lt]=Valdykite savo finansus, sąskaitas ir investicijas
> Comment[lv]=Pārvaldiet savas finanses, kontus un investīcijas
> Comment[mai]=अपन वित्त, खाता आओर निवेश क'  प्रबंधन करू
> Comment[mni]=ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯒꯤ ꯐꯥꯏꯅꯥꯟꯁꯦꯁ, ꯑꯦꯀꯥꯎꯟꯠꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯚꯦꯁꯃꯦꯟꯠꯁ ꯁꯤꯜ-ꯂꯥꯡꯎ
> Comment[mni at bengali]=অদোমগী ফাইনান্সেস, একাউন্তস, অমসুং ইনভেস্তমেন্তস শীল-লাংউ
> Comment[mr]=तुमचे आर्थिक व्यवहार, खाते आणि गुंतवणुकी यांचे व्यवस्थापन करा
> Comment[nb]=Forvalt dine finanser, kontoer og investeringer
> Comment[ne]=तपाईँको वित्तहरू, खाताहरू, र लगानीहरू प्रबन्ध गर्नुहोस्
> Comment[nl]=Om uw financiën, rekeningen en investeringen te beheren
> Comment[pl]=Zarządzaj swoimi finansami, kontami i inwestycjami
> Comment[pt]=Faça a gestão das suas finanças, contas e investimentos
> Comment[pt_BR]=Gerencie suas finanças, contas e investimentos
> Comment[ro]=Administrează-ţi finanţele, conturile și investiţiile
> Comment[ru]=Управляйте своими финансами, счетами и инвестициями
> Comment[sr]=Управљајте вашим финансијама, налозима, и улагањима
> Comment[ta]=உங்கள் நிதிகள், கணக்குகள், மற்றும் முதலீடுகளை பராமரிக்கவும்
> Comment[te]=మీ ఆర్ధికాలను, ఖాతాలను, పెట్టుబడులను నిర్వహించు
> Comment[tr]=Maliyet, hesap ve yatırımlarınızı yönetin
> Comment[uk]=Керування вашими фінансами, рахунками та інвестиціями
> Comment[ur]=آپ اپنے مالگزاری، اكاؤنٹس اور سرمایہ كاری كا بندوبست كرو
> Comment[vi]=Quản lý tài chính, các tài khoản và vốn cố định
> Comment[zh_CN]=管理你的财务、账户和投资
> Exec=gnucash %f
> Icon=gnucash-icon
> StartupNotify=true
> Terminal=false
> Categories=Office;Finance;
> X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME
> X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Product=GnuCash
> X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Component=General
> X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Version=2.6.17
> X-GNOME-DocPath=gnucash/gnucash.xml
> X-GNOME-FullName=GnuCash Finance Management
>